Mission

Birchtree Charter School provides an innovative, standards-based education, enhancing the growth of student creativity and imagination through the arts. Our aim is to provide a holistic learning environment and demonstrate that all children are natural and inspired learners who can achieve. To do this, we will use the Whole Child Curriculum based on the Waldorf educational philosophy. Our mission is to nurture and promote the development of healthy, responsible and creative human beings. We aim to enliven and support families in our local community. Specially trained teachers will use developmentally attuned approaches and the arts to encourage academic achievement, creativity, social intelligence and ecological awareness.

About Birchtree

Birchtree Charter School is a K-8 public school inspired by the methods of Waldorf education. In our school we use art, music, movement, and the teaching of foreign languages to support and enhance the study of reading, writing, history, science, and mathematics. Each day at Birchtree includes activities for a childs hands, heart, and head. In addition to meeting the academic standards of the State of Alaska, we are dedicated to helping our students develop academically, physically, socially, and emotionally. For a more in-depth description of our program, please look at our curriculum pages listed under the Program section of our website.